[PATCH] Deprecate the "-no-acpi" command line switch
Similar to "-no-hpet", the "-no-acpi" switch is a legacy command
line option that should be replaced with the "acpi" machine parameter
nowadays.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth(a)redhat.com>
---
docs/about/deprecated.rst | 6 ++++++
softmmu/vl.c | 1 +
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index ee95bcb1a6..15084f7bea 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ form is preferred.
The HPET setting has been turned into a machine property.
Use ``-machine hpet=off`` instead.
+``-no-acpi`` (since 8.0)
+''''''''''''''''''''''''
+
+The ``-no-acpi`` setting has been turned into a machine property.
+Use ``-machine acpi=off`` instead.
+
``-accel hax`` (since 8.0)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''
diff --git a/softmmu/vl.c b/softmmu/vl.c
index 459588aa7d..07d5215325 100644
--- a/softmmu/vl.c
+++ b/softmmu/vl.c
@@ -3271,6 +3271,7 @@ void qemu_init(int argc, char **argv)
vnc_parse(optarg);
break;
case QEMU_OPTION_no_acpi:
+ warn_report("-no-hpet is deprecated, use '-machine acpi=off'
instead");
qdict_put_str(machine_opts_dict, "acpi", "off");
break;
case QEMU_OPTION_no_hpet:
--
2.31.1